The American Leadership Tradition: Moral Vision from Washington to ClintonIn the first modern systematic examination of the bond between morals and politics, Marvin Olasky examines the lives and careers of thirteen noted American leaders, including the great, the good, and the deeply flawed, from George Washington, Henry Clay, and Booker T. Washington to Woodrow Wilson, John F. Kennedy, and Bill Clinton. Olasky looks closely at the connections between religion, sexual practices, and political decisions, examining the repeated connections between private character and public action. He explains how so-called "compartmentalization" proved to be as impossible for Lincoln as for Woodrow Wilson. |
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Page 90
... give the final victory to either side any day . Yet the contest proceeds . ' " Was it God's will for all slaves to be freed ? Lincoln noted to him- self , " The Almighty gives no audible answer to that question , and his revelation ...
... give the final victory to either side any day . Yet the contest proceeds . ' " Was it God's will for all slaves to be freed ? Lincoln noted to him- self , " The Almighty gives no audible answer to that question , and his revelation ...
Page 119
... give up something to achieve such success , how- ever : the emphasis on political rights that was part of the unfinished agenda from the Civil War era . Others were unwilling to give that up , but Washington was ready : " The wisest ...
... give up something to achieve such success , how- ever : the emphasis on political rights that was part of the unfinished agenda from the Civil War era . Others were unwilling to give that up , but Washington was ready : " The wisest ...
Page 132
... give 500 barrels or 50 barrels ? " If the family went meatless or the small company could not compete , so be it ... gives a clear , brisk light , " as S. P. Hildreth wrote in the American Journal of Science in 1826. The problem ...
... give 500 barrels or 50 barrels ? " If the family went meatless or the small company could not compete , so be it ... gives a clear , brisk light , " as S. P. Hildreth wrote in the American Journal of Science in 1826. The problem ...
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George Washington | 3 |
Thomas Jefferson | 23 |
Andrew Jackson | 45 |
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